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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Casso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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260 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucifer Dusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Casso!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dusk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casso wants to clinch.
Casso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dusk stuffs the takedown attempt from Casso. Casso gets slowly back to his feet.
Dusk throws a sloppy head kick and Casso moves out of range easily.
Casso throws a body punch but Dusk moves out of range.
Casso wants to clinch up but Dusk keeps it at a distance.
Dusk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Casso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dusk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Casso wants a takedown but no success here.
Lucifer Dusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Casso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casso tries to pull guard but Dusk holds him up against the cage and eventually Casso drops back down to his feet.
Casso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dusk has him pressed against the cage.
Casso has Dusk pressed against the cage, preventing Dusk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Casso is looking to break free of the clinch but Dusk has double underhooks.
Casso has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dusk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dusk could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dusk looking for a takedown.
Dusk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casso is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dusk pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dusk jumps guard and drags Casso to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Casso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dusk's guard.
Dusk is trying to stand.
Casso working Dusk over with strikes.
Dusk gets full guard.
Dusk looking to control.
Casso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Casso trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dusk manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Casso wants to hit a switch here but Dusk passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Casso there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casso regains half guard.
Casso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Casso.
Dusk stands and throws Casso's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Casso wants to control but Dusk postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Casso bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Dusk doesn't manage to clinch there - Casso circles away.
A good leg kick by Dusk.
Casso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dusk clinches.
Dusk pulls Casso into guard.
Dusk being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casso passes Dusk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Casso not doing much here.
Casso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dusk is not content to let Casso control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lucifer Dusk will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Casso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dusk moves out of range as Casso throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Casso or perhaps it was just good defense by Dusk which made him look bad.
Dusk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Casso trying to control the position from guard on top but Dusk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dusk keeping full guard, as Casso tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk keeping moving, preventing Casso from controlling successfully.
Casso stops Dusk from standing up.
Casso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Casso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dusk moves away.
Casso looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dusk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dusk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Casso doesn't manage to clinch there - Dusk circles away.
Casso fails with the takedown
and Dusk counters by moving into the clinch.
Dusk landing knees to the head.
Dusk pulls Casso into guard.
Casso wants to pass the guard but Dusk is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dusk looking to control but Casso passes into half guard.
Casso gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dusk tries to close the distance and clinch but Casso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Casso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dusk stuffs the takedown.
Lucifer Dusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Casso.
Casso doesn't manage to clinch there - Dusk circles away.
Casso tries for a takedown but Dusk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dusk is defended easily by Casso.
Casso looks to clinch
and Dusk counters with a left and a right that stings Casso.
Casso looks for the body kick but Dusk saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Casso misses.
Dusk doesn't manage to clinch there - Casso circles away.
Dusk looks to land a combination. Casso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Casso shoots and misses
and Dusk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Casso is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dusk passes into side control, despite Casso's attempt to control the position.
Casso is trying to control Dusk's posture but Dusk avoids it.
Casso tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucifer Dusk dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Casso wants to clinch but Dusk slips to the side
and Dusk counters with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown by Casso or perhaps it was just good defense by Dusk which made him look bad.
Casso wants to clinch
and Dusk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Casso is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dusk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dusk clinches up with Casso and pushes him back against the cage.
Casso goes for a takedown attempt but Dusk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dusk closes the distance and clinches.
Casso has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dusk avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lucifer Dusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Casso.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk manages to break the clinch.
Casso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dusk counters with a one-two to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Dusk.
Dusk swats away the attempt to clinch by Casso.
A jab from Casso does it's job there.
Casso takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Casso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucifer Dusk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dusk darts in and clinches Casso up against the cage.
Dusk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Dusk.
Dusk throws a lazy head kick
so Casso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Casso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dusk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Casso lands a couple of elbows.
Casso is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dusk keeping full guard, as Casso tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Casso controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anthony Casso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Casso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dusk is working an open guard so Casso takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dusk blocks a head kick by Casso.
Casso fails with the takedown
and Dusk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Casso is defended easily by Dusk.
Casso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dusk tries a head kick but it misses.
Casso shoots in for a double leg but Dusk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anthony Casso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucifer Dusk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Casso keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucifer Dusk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dusk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucifer Dusk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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